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SC: Case Reveals Dangerous Intersection of Intellectual Disability and Wrongful Conviction In Death Penalty Cases

SC: Case Reveals Dangerous Intersection of Intellectual Disability and Wrongful Conviction In Death Penalty Cases

by Bert | Aug 30, 2017 | South Carolina

A man who once awaited his execution will now receive an entirely new trial due to multiple errors committed by the state. Kenneth Simmons was convicted in Dorchester County, South Carolina for the 1996 rape and murder of Lily Bell Boyd, and was sentenced to death for...
SC: Complaint Alleges Public Defender is Defending Prosecutor, Not Justice

SC: Complaint Alleges Public Defender is Defending Prosecutor, Not Justice

by OpenFile | May 29, 2014 | South Carolina, The Open File Blog

In another dramatic turn of events related to Charleston prosecutor Scarlett Wilson, an attorney has accused the public defender in Wilson’s circuit, Ashley Pennington, of warning people in his office not to criticize Wilson for ethical improprieties. The...
Balko: Why Do Prosecutors Oppose Courts Efforts to Curtail Misconduct?

Balko: Why Do Prosecutors Oppose Courts Efforts to Curtail Misconduct?

by OpenFile | Mar 10, 2014 | Colorado, South Carolina, The Open File Blog

Radley Balko at The Washington Post has written a new post, “Judge says prosecutors should follow the law. Prosecutors revolt,” questioning prosecutors who take offense at courts that call out misconduct. Discussing the controversy surrounding South...
SC: Attorney General Asked to Investigate Prosecutorial Misconduct; Prosecutor Hits Back

SC: Attorney General Asked to Investigate Prosecutorial Misconduct; Prosecutor Hits Back

by OpenFile | Feb 27, 2014 | South Carolina, The Open File Blog

The president of the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has asked the Attorney General of South Carolina to investigate the office of Ninth Circuit Solicitor Scarlett Wilson for prosecutorial misconduct. In the letter, posted here by Fitnews, the...
SC: Prosecutor Disciplined for Improper Communications with Juror, Receives 6 Month Suspension

SC: Prosecutor Disciplined for Improper Communications with Juror, Receives 6 Month Suspension

by OpenFile | Dec 18, 2013 | South Carolina, The Open File Blog

Earlier this month we posted about the inflammatory speech of a South Carolina Supreme Court Justice at a conference for prosecutors. Justice Donald Beatty railed against his audience for unethical conduct, telling the group, “For too long we [the Court] have looked...
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